Concentration in Neuroscience

The neuroscience concentration is a collaborative program between the biology and psychology departments. It is designed to give students a solid foundation of biology and chemistry and then the flexibility to follow interests in advanced neuroscience and biology courses.  The program includes capstone seminar and research experiences. The neuroscience concentration can be obtained by both biology and psychology students and comprises seven courses under five components.

Requirements for Concentration in Neuroscience

I. Three introductory science courses:

Physiology:

• BIOL1110 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (for non- biology majors) or
• BIOL2135 Anatomy and Physiology I (for biology majors)

Chemistry:

• CHEM1101 Principles of Chemistry I
• CHEM1102 Principles of Chemistry II

II. One neuroscience concentration gateway course:

• BIOL2201 Neurobiology or
• PSYCH2209 Physiological Bases for Behavior

III. One upper level neuroscience course

• BIOL3137 Medical Neuroscience or
• PSYCH3111 Cognition

IV. Capstone Seminar

V. Research experience

• PYSCH4282 or
• PSYCH4283 Research Internship or
• PYSCH4178 Directed Study